Flash Fiction, for those of you who aren't familiar, is a short bit of fiction around 1-2 thousand words. They're too short to be called short stories properly. However, they still require a beginning, middle and end. They've still got to have a setting and be gripping in someway. With the word limit, a lot of things are left vague but the story must still be clear.
In short, it's hard and I'm bad at it.
But that's what I've been doing. And what I've finished have actually come out alright.
Just goes to show you that with a little bit of application, and the knowledge that your P.A. will scold you if you cop out half way through because you're lazy and it's hard, you can do anything that you set your mind to.
In all seriousness though, Flash fiction is a great way to practice showing instead of telling in literature and pacing. I recommend adding it to your routine. The more you do it, the easier it is.
In Fanfiction, they're usually called drabbles or something. Remember kids, Fanfiction still counts as writing.
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